22 So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
Genesis 44:22
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Genesis 44:29–31
29 Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’ 30 So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life, 31 sees that the boy is not…
Book of Jubilees 43:11–13
11 And Judah said: 'O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ear two brothers did thy servant's mother bear to our father: one went away and was lost, and hath not been found, and he alone is left of his mother, and thy servant our fath… (JUB)
Genesis 44:33–34
33 Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers. 34 For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him.”
Book of Jubilees 42:10–12
10 And Jacob said: 'Me have ye bereaved of my children! Joseph is not and Simeon also is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. On me has your wickedness come. (JUB) 11 'And he said: 'My son will not go down with you lest perchance he fall sick; for their mother gave birth… (JUB) 12 … (JUB)
Genesis 42:37–38
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.” 38 But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm com…
Genesis 44:25–27
25 Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’ 26 But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’ 27 And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my w…
Genesis 43:4–6
4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. 5 But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’” 6 “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel as…
Genesis 37:29–31
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes, 30 returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?” 31 Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
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